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18 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage, a local, non-political historical organisation in Clonakilty will remember “The Battle of the Big Cross” on Monday evening, 19th June at 8pm at Asna Square. Over the last few years, since the demise of the local town council, (which used to organise the event), Dúchas...
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16 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Seven top travel and lifestyle journalists from France have been visiting Cork and Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. Representing 14 different online and print publications, with a combined readership of more than 1.2 million, the journalists travelled from Roscoff to Cork...
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15 June 2017, Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The flag of the Borough of Clonakilty fluttered at Asna Square last Thursday as John Loughnan was installed as Clonakilty’s new voluntary, non-political, community Mayor at a pleasant ceremony witnessed by a large crowd, which included Jim Daly, TD, Michael Collins, TD; local County Councillors Paul...
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11 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West has said that her party’s commitment to seeking a reduction of the current Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) ceiling to €60,000 will safeguard future farm incomes for the vast majority of Cork farmers. “The current BPS structure needs immediate change following the...
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11 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When and where: Monday, 12th June, 8pm in the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, West COrk Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony is calling on those who want to want to protect the future of the post office network to attend her public meeting on Monday, 12th June...
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9 June 2017 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, today (9 June) announced that he will be moving quickly to begin implementing the report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork. Minister Coveney established the group last October to make recommendations on future...
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9 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council welcomes the Expert Group Report on the future of local government in Cork city and county, which recommends keeping two seperate councils, and expending the City’s territory Cork City Council has welcomed the publication today by Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon...
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9 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD, Micheál Martin has welcomed the “ditching” of the proposed merger of Cork City and County Councils by the Government. “For nearly two years, I have been warning that this proposal would be bad for Cork, and bad for the entire South West region. “Common...
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9 June 2017, 10am By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Housing Minister Simon Coveney to unveil long awaited Mackinnon Report this morning All will be revealed at 11am when Minister Coveney unveils the report which had been due to be published two months ago, but had to wait until after the Fine Gael leadership contest concluded evidently....
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7 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Related link: AUDIO FEATURE: TheCork.ie travelled all of the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way, listen here It is widely agreed in Cork tourism circles that the Wild Atlantic Way is the best thing since sliced bread. It is a marketed driving route stretching from Cork to Donegal....
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6 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is urging people to support the Clonakilty Youth Centre fundraising campaign. The Ireland South MEP made the call after meeting with outgoing Clonakilty Mayor Anthony McDermott who showed her and County Councillor Paul Hayes the site for the centre and plans...
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6 June 2017, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty’s new voluntary, directly-elected, non-political, community Mayor will be inaugurated this Thursday evening 8th June at 8pm at a public ceremony at Asna Square, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Outgoing Mayor Anthony McDermott will be stepping down after his busy year and the chain of office will be...
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